1970 Football League Cup final

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1970 Football League Cup Final
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Event 1969–70 Football League Cup
after extra time
Date7 March 1970
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee V James (York)
Attendance97,963
1969
1971

The 1970 Football League Cup Final took place on 7 March 1970 at Wembley Stadium with an attendance of 97,963. It was the tenth Football League Cup final and the fourth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion, with City winning their first of the two trophies that season; on 29 April they would win the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Górnik Zabrze 2–1.

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The pitch had been criticised by Joe Mercer as a "pig of a pitch" due to recent snowfall and the fact the Horse of the Year Show had been held at Wembley a few days earlier. [1] In muddy pitch conditions, Jeff Astle opened the scoring for Albion with a header after five minutes, becoming the first player to score in the final of both the League Cup and FA Cup at Wembley. He had already scored in the first leg of the 1966 League Cup Final four years previously, however that was at West Ham's Boleyn Ground. City equalised from a low shot to the left corner by Mike Doyle to send the game into extra time, and eventually won 21, with Glyn Pardoe scoring the winner when he volleyed the ball into the net from close range.

Players and officials

Manchester City 21 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 97,963
Referee: V James (York)
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Manchester City
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West Bromwich Albion
1 Flag of England.svg Joe Corrigan
2 Flag of England.svg Tony Book (c)
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Arthur Mann
4 Flag of England.svg Mike Doyle
5 Flag of England.svg Tommy Booth
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Oakes
7 Flag of England.svg George Heslop
8 Flag of England.svg Colin Bell
9 Flag of England.svg Mike Summerbee Sub off.svg
10 Flag of England.svg Francis Lee
11 Flag of England.svg Glyn Pardoe
Substitute:
12 Flag of England.svg Ian Bowyer Sub on.svg
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Joe Mercer
1 Flag of England.svg John Osborne
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Doug Fraser
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Ray Wilson
4 Flag of England.svg Tony Brown (c)
5 Flag of England.svg John Talbut
6 Flag of England.svg John Kaye
7 Flag of England.svg Len Cantello
8 Flag of England.svg Colin Suggett
9 Flag of England.svg Jeff Astle
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Asa Hartford Sub off.svg
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Hope
Substitute:
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dick Krzywicki Sub on.svg
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Alan Ashman

Background

Honours were shared in the league matches between the two sides during the 1969–70 league season, with Manchester City gaining a 2–1 victory at Maine Road and West Bromwich Albion winning 3–0 at The Hawthorns. City went on to achieve a 10th-place finish in the First Division, while Albion finished 16th. [2] The only previous meeting between the two sides in the League Cup had taken place at the third round stage of the 1966–67 competition; on that occasion, Albion progressed by a 4–2 scoreline and went on to reach that season's final. [3]

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